Leveraging on a peer-to-peer approach to accelerate export performance for livestock products in Gulf Cooperation Council markets. This policy engagement process targets Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti and is implemented in partnership with the World Bank Group.
CTD partnered with the State Department for Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service Academy to train a new cohort of Foreign Service Officers posted to ~20 countries. The programme examined how officers can use market intelligence, overseas networks and private-sector linkages to identify opportunities, facilitate connections and advance Kenya’s trade and investment interests. All respondents […]
CTD will contribute to discussions at the WTO Public Forum on digital regulation for services trade, services trade competitiveness and export diversification through technical regulations and quality infrastructure. The contributions will examine how countries can use evidence, regulatory reform and practical implementation tools to expand services exports, attract investment and help firms meet market requirements […]
CTD will contribute to discussions at the WTI World Trade Forum on trade preferences and the changing practice of economic statecraft. The exchanges will consider how developing and middle-income economies can navigate a more fragmented global trading environment, make market-access preferences more effective and use trade, investment and diplomacy to advance national economic objectives.